About the Colonia Patriots
Woodbridge vs. Colonia, October 16, 2015

Woodbridge and Colonia have faced off every season since 1967, the year Colonia HS initially opened their doors. 

 

The rivalry is intense and deserved special attention each year.  In 2003, Det. Dean Janowski and Sgt. Charles McDevitt, both members of the Woodbridge Police Department and parents of Woodbridge players, convinced their unions to sponsor a trophy for the annual game.  The trophy was dubbed, the Woodbridge PBA / SOA "Bragging Rights" Trophy and was awarded to the winning football team at the conclusion of the game. It is engraved with the winners school name and allowed to remain in that schools possession for one year.  It is retrieved by members of the Woodbridge PBA / SOA a few days before the next scheduled game, and held for presentation to the new winner. Det. Mark Zeno, Sgt. Watler Bukowski, Ptl. John Matty, and Ptlm. Tom McGovern have been the Officers who continue the tradition and make those presentations on behalf of the PBA / SOA in recent years.    

 

The trophy was awarded for the first time to the Barrons after they defeated the Patriots 14 - 8 at Nick Priscoe Field in 2004, however, Colonia holds the overall bragging rights with a 26 - 19 - 4 W / L record, and a 776 PF - 760 PA record.